The book, 'Poemes de Charles d'Orleans', published in 1950 by Teriade Editeur, Paris, is widely considered to be one of the most spontaneous and joyous of all of Matisse's printed works. The poems of the fifteenth-century author were written out in the artist's hand and framed by his own borders, in the manner of an illuminated manuscript. Translating as 'Study for Poems of Charles d'Orléans', and produced some 7 or 8 years before the publication of the book, this gorgeous lithograph depicts a woman sitting, hands folded in her lap. A fantastic chance to own an original hand-signed work by Henri Matisse, from a very small edition.